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✨💌USEFUL LINKS FOR ARTISTS🎨🍊: A 200+ link spreadsheet of some of the best references and websites out there, for free on google sheets! This blew up on twitter ages ago, and I just went through and tested all the links and added more. send to ya buds <3 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

submitted 12 hours ago • 86 comments

dragonite express mail 📨

submitted 1 day ago • 19 comments

Every artist I know is really struggling right now. Financially, emotionally, their confidence, in general. If you like an artist's work, support them any way you can. Buying their stuff or subscribing to their Patreon is great, but words of encouragement are also incredibly helpful.

submitted 13 hours ago • 64 comments

Heads up!!! After February 25, you will no longer be able to download kindle books that you purchased. So make sure you take the time to download and save your library this weekend. And also, divest from Bezos and Amazon!!!

submitted 1 day ago • 118 comments

Scream Cipher xkcd.com/3054

submitted 1 day ago • 186 comments

Genuinely worried about mine and every other artist's small online business 🫠 USPS is what keeps shipping affordable and if it's privatized rates will skyrocket and only places like Amazon with their own fleet will be able to offer free/reasonable shipping rates.

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

Oh my god I WANT THIS SO BAD.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Today I learned that not only is there an .AI file type, but people sometimes assume it means it's related to Artificial Intelligence, and not Adobe Illustrator. Then they harass artists about it. Maybe if Adobe didn't start putting GenAI in their software, this wouldn't be an issue 😩

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Thought I'd share for anyone who wants it, since it's been increasingly annoying/time consuming to find varied photo references. I made this marten ref sheet way, way back when I started Oren's Forge. It's a mix of NA and European martens and I use it mostly for ear angles. #marten #animal

submitted 32 days ago • 13 comments

I feel it’s time to have a raffle here! A random will get a full illustration of their pet! :) Any type of pet! Guidelines ❤️ Follow, share, and comment! ❤️ When commenting, show me a photo of your pet! That’s it! I will select the winner on January 31st!

submitted 47 days ago • 164 comments

Right now, people are trying to make joyful, strange things despite: • The fear, angst, anxiety they’re feeling • Being told they’ll be obsolete by 2027 (they won’t) • The cacophony of anger and exasperation across all our feeds Don’t overthink it. Encourage them. Boost them. Support them.

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you 🎉 I am putting all my bets on this kitten 🐾

submitted 3 days ago • 13 comments

This is scummy. If there’s a contaminated batch with ANYTHING, you pull it. And you do so LOUDLY. That’s not even considering this is KILLING pets, not just making them sick.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

The feeling when I find an artist I follow on other socials here is really awesome.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

I think a lot of artists need encouragement and support right now for exactly this reason. You are providing one of the most important things to others: reminders that there are things in the world that ARE beautiful, that there ARE people who care, and that the world isn’t entirely hopeless.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Reposting with alt text: I did this just now and it worked.

submitted 3 days ago • 71 comments

Art making has been slow and weird lately (artist friends, you get it) but I was able to do some watercolor studies of my cockatiel recently. Each is on a sheet of 9"x6" watercolor paper. 🪶 If any of them catch your interest, they are available: featherdust.storenvy.com/collections/...

submitted 3 days ago • 9 comments

Wishing for an online world where you don't have to say things with surgical hyprecision specificity or else people will react extremely aggressively, and then get mad at YOU for THEIR misunderstanding. Unfortunately this will not happen until people actively choose to not be fucking stupid

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

Don't huck him! Him friend!

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

throwback thursday: beans 2

submitted 93 days ago • 6 comments

We see your tiny Hedge Hog (so precious) and we raise you... miniature Galileo!

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

And so it continues. Iowa state legislature is trying to shove through a bill that strips protections from librarians & makes them criminally liable for allowing "obscene" books on the shelves. The cause here is rightwingers are enraged about Maia Kobabe's GN "Gender Queer." Librarians defend it.

submitted 3 days ago • 9 comments

Rei Kondo, one of the original composers of Okami and Okamiden, confirmed for Okami Sequel!

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Embrace graphic novels 1/ ?

submitted 9 days ago • 24 comments

Sharing this again because I’ve been getting a LOT of messages recently about my stolen mossback planters. I DO have legal rep, but there’s sadly nothing that can really be done about Temu/SHEIN/etc. DO NOT shop at any of these places. They are plagiarism and junk factories.

submitted 21 days ago • 10 comments

Siberian Tiger

submitted 5 days ago • 25 comments

HEARTBREAKING: Person with 20+ unfinished projects has a new idea for a project.

submitted 5 days ago • 40 comments

Hey Skyfolks! Just a reminder: there is no algorithm on Bsky, so us artists and creators rely heavily on RTs to get our work out there. If you see a post from an artist or creator that you like, please RT generously! It helps us a lot ❤️ Thank you!

submitted 128 days ago • 215 comments

Oh this is cool. I’ll have to try it out.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

As I get older, the more I realize that unless you’re talking about Eating or Sleeping if you think anything along the lines of “That’s just something everyone does/can do.” you are most likely wrong lol Most recently for me: Apparently not everyone can unfocus their eyes on purpose/at will?

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Don't post AI slop. And if you repost by mistake, as I've done, delete it. When you have something to say and attach AI art, you're undercutting your message and hurting artists. Pay or barter for art. There's a reason good things cost money and take time. AI art is harmful and it looks like ass.

submitted 5 days ago • 145 comments

hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

submitted 6 days ago • 406 comments

Honestly I feel like a 3. But I’ve been actively told I sometimes come off like I’m gonna bite someone’s head off and that I need to be friendlier. So, heck if I know, I guess.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Also... all of the Spirit and James Baxters work on it is just... out there. If you want some 10/10 horse ref. I just love them.

submitted 6 days ago • 23 comments

This.

submitted 16 days ago • 29 comments

💜🫶

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games! Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI. You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:- www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal

submitted 7 days ago • 124 comments

This is really bad. For creatives that are still on Twitter, you might want to consider leaving.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Valentines Day to my fellow AroAce spectrum peeps. Our love and relationship choices are valid 🧡💛🤍💙

submitted 8 days ago • 6 comments

it's that time of year again

submitted 8 days ago • 14 comments

I flippin hated Furbies when they first came out. But now I am OBSESSED with #Furby art. Please post your Furby art below and share links if you have any purchasable products. 🚫 Absolutely NO Gen AI ✅ Comment and Share ✨ All Furbies Are Beautiful

submitted 10 days ago • 50 comments

Everyone out there take a nice big frustrated sigh.

submitted 10 days ago • 70 comments